02997nam 22006973u 450 991078458890332120230207224001.01-134-48430-51-280-14890-X0-203-99493-0(CKB)1000000000360403(EBL)242165(OCoLC)475960168(SSID)ssj0000177276(PQKBManifestationID)11177287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177276(PQKBWorkID)10217930(PQKB)11367173(MiAaPQ)EBC242165(EXLCZ)99100000000036040320130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Importance of Being Understood[electronic resource] Folk Psychology as EthicsHoboken Taylor and Francis20021 online resource (236 p.)International Library of PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-27242-4 Book Cover; Title; Foreword; Chapter 1 Microethics; Chapter 2 Motives and virtues; Chapter 3 Belief and coordination; Chapter 4 Explanatory contrast and causal depth; Chapter 5 Learning to simulate; Summary; Exploration I Attribution biases and the statistics of cooperation; Exploration II Interspection and expression; Exploration III Ethos; Exploration IV Moral progress; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe Importance of Being Understood is an innovative and thought-provoking exploration of the links between the way we think about each other's mental states and the fundamentally cooperative nature of everyday life.Adam Morton begins with a consideration of 'folk psychology', the tendency to attribute emotions, desires, beliefs and thoughts to human minds. He takes the view that it is precisely this tendency that enables us to understand, predict and explain the actions of others, which in turn helps us to decide on our own course of action. This reflection suggests, claims MorInternational Library of PhilosophyCommunication-- Psychological aspectsEthicsEthnopsychologyCommunicationPsychological aspectsCooperativenessSocial psychologyPsychologyHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCCommunication-- Psychological aspects.Ethics.Ethnopsychology.CommunicationPsychological aspectsCooperativenessSocial psychologyPsychologySocial Sciences150/.1170Morton Adam1126883AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910784588903321The Importance of Being Understood3755128UNINA